Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and calves 4.00-5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. mixed, 4.00-5.00 higher except 350-450 lbs.1.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade active, demand very good, especially on a good selection of thin weaned calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.17/cwt on 1,098 head.

Average price

$152.17

1,098 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	153.00	836	731
Medium and Large 1-2	533	151.15	806	313
Medium and Large 2	504	146.92	741	54

One grade step is worth $6.08/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,098 hd

152.17

—

NM average2 barns · 1,288 hd

151.87

+0.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,497	71.07	1,064	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	53.24	633	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	45.25	428	138

Every lot, as filed

114 lots · USDA AMS · Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	128.48/cwt	117.00–130.50	741	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	390	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	262	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	524	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	256	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	439	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	152.20/cwt	144.00–157.00	816	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	188.47/cwt	180.50–192.00	633	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	332	167.53/cwt	162.00–168.00	556	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	414	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	332	189.69/cwt	186.00–191.00	630	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	145.18/cwt	142.00–147.00	637	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	183.90/cwt	177.50–189.00	686	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	136.93/cwt	131.00–137.50	865	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	188.63/cwt	186.00–193.00	507	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	132.39/cwt	126.00–133.00	872	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	125.83/cwt	125.00–126.00	945	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	176.46/cwt	169.00–181.00	759	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	896	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	119.18/cwt	117.50–121.00	810	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	120.61/cwt	118.50–122.50	731	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.94/cwt	134.00–151.00	836	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	163.64/cwt	155.00–170.00	785	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	128.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	164.81/cwt	157.00–166.00	546	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	158.53/cwt	148.00–163.00	607	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	135.22/cwt	125.00–144.00	702	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	142.28/cwt	134.25–149.00	687	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	166.69/cwt	163.00–168.00	457	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	176.13/cwt	167.00–179.00	662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	642	116.88/cwt	113.00–118.00	750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	438	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	723	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	44.81/cwt	43.00–47.50	496	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	55.71/cwt	55.00–56.75	684	20
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,385	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,060	1
Bulls	—	—	1,377	66.11/cwt	65.00–68.00	910	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,480	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	78.52/cwt	74.50–80.50	1,384	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	629	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	63.16/cwt	52.00–69.00	501	28
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	833	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	52.00/cwt	47.50–54.50	641	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	712.73/cwt	635.00–760.00	8,196	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	725.00/cwt	650.00–750.00	9,788	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	775.11/cwt	635.00–800.00	8,549	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	787.50/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,584	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	897.50/cwt	885.00–910.00	7,252	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,245	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	643.59/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,841	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	540	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	493	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	669	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	45.44/cwt	40.00–54.00	452	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	709	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	786.92/cwt	560.00–935.00	8,231	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	840.00/cwt	650.00–900.00	9,408	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	52.85/cwt	49.75–54.50	622	40
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,304	64.62/cwt	60.00–70.00	843	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	898	43.07/cwt	35.00–43.50	387	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	29.28/cwt	29.00–30.00	281	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	956	46.45/cwt	44.50–48.75	444	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	705	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	131.22/cwt	130.00–133.00	613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	132.41/cwt	124.00–135.50	822	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	664	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	38.10/cwt	34.00–43.50	321	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	47.71/cwt	44.00–51.50	463	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	119.90/cwt	113.00–125.00	640	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	147.38/cwt	143.00–148.00	650	116
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	130.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	705	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	182.62/cwt	179.00–185.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	136.72/cwt	131.00–144.00	528	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	837	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	641	110.01/cwt	109.00–112.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	439	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	152.42/cwt	147.50–162.50	579	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	157.85/cwt	152.00–165.00	729	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	323	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	169.76/cwt	169.00–170.00	407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	484	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	832	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	547	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	412	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	639	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	147.24/cwt	138.00–148.00	785	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	127.52/cwt	127.00–128.50	861	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	281	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.52/cwt	160.00–172.00	712	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	119.90/cwt	118.00–122.50	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	179.73/cwt	177.00–186.00	705	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	195.28/cwt	192.00–197.00	455	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	262	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	320	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	131.62/cwt	128.50–136.50	642	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	924	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	183.81/cwt	180.00–188.00	618	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.91/cwt	133.00–144.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	157.13/cwt	156.50–164.00	526	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	123.79/cwt	120.00–127.00	699	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	132.33/cwt	121.00–135.00	678	22

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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